United States | Armed police
Civilians—innocent or guilty—are far more likely to be shot by police in America than in any other rich country
Why Congress keeps getting dumber
Neither party has much tolerance for wily pragmatists like Thom Tillis
Wealthy New Yorkers grumble as a new tax looms
Is the pied-à-terre tax a harbinger of things to come?
Artificial intelligence is creeping into American lawmaking
State legislators love using chatbots
Donald Trump’s bold new deportation machine
Coming to America, going to Angola
US Midterms 2026
US Senate 2026 forecast
A friendly map may not be enough for Republicans to hold the Senate
US Midterms 2026
US House of Representatives 2026 forecast
Democrats are heavy favourites to flip the House